Welcome to a Conversation with History. I'm Harry
Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies. Our distinguished
guest today is Shirin Ebadi who is the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner. She
is an Iranian human rights lawyer who teaches at Tehran University and
she has just written Iran Awakening with Azadeh Moaveni. Joining
us in the studio is Banafsheh Keynoush, who will interpret.

Background ... educated parents ... overthrow of Mossadeq ... becoming
a judge, and losing the position

Juggling Career and Family ... 24 hours is a lot of time ... weakest members
of society ... combatting dogma in children's education ... courage and faith
... targeted for assassination ... more on courage

Education and Democracy ... promoting understanding and awareness ...
student movements ... first steps toward democracy ... separation of church
and state ... framework and limitations on democracy ... democracy cannot
be imposed ... seeking a dialogue between Iran and the US

Note: This interview was was conducted in English and Farsi;
this text transcription is in English only.